Drone Industry Statistics

By now, we know that the drone industry is rapidly expanding. We see it here at DroneBase on a daily basis: new customers searching for aerial imagery, and new Pilots signing up, eager to get paid for their skills as a certified UAV operator.

It's easy to see and feel the growth, but it becomes truly staggering when we take a zoomed-out view of the drone space today. Below, we've rounded up some of the most impressive statistics to date within our industry.

The FAA estimates that small, hobbyist drones will more than triple in number to 3.5 million drones by 2021, up from 1.1 million drones in 2016 (via The Motley Fool)

Currently, the U.S. controls 35% of the global drone market — And, according to KPCB’s 2014 estimates, that makes America the largest drone market in the world. Europe controls 30%, China has 15% and everyone else controls the remaining 20%. (via DroneLife).

Use Cases

Drones may help save the insurance industry as much as $6.8 billion per year by reducing costs related to data collection, risk evaluation, and fraud (via The Motley Fool)

According to Goldman Sachs, the total current market value for the following industries are...

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